Tire assembly for mobile irrigation structures
OwnerDonald G. Starrinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a tire assembly for irrigation systems that prevents the formation of ruts caused by repeated travel along a path by tires of a mobile vehicle or structure. The tire assembly includes dual tires with a flexible belt member wrapped around the outer periphery of the two tires having a plurality of cleat members located on the outer surface of the flexible belt member. The cleat members direct water away from the center of the travel path. The flexible belt member further includes plural center guides to keep the belt in place. The tire assembly reduces soil compaction by providing a greater ground engaging surface area to more evenly distribute the weight of the equipment and by directing water away from the center of the travel path.
Claims16
An irrigation system having an elongate boom having a plurality of sprinklers connected to a water supply and supported above the ground to supply water to a selected ground area;
- comprising:
- plural tower structures that support the boom, each tower structure having a tire assembly for moving the tower structures repeatedly along a travel path having outer sides, the tire assembly having plural ground engaging elements that prevent the formation of ruts along the travel path.
A device for mounting onto tires of a mobile structure to prevent formation of ruts, comprising:
- A flexible belt member having a length and a width with a first surface and a second surface opposed from the first surface, wherein one of the first and second surfaces includes a plurality of cleat members spaced along the length of the flexible belt member and that extend across the width of the flexible belt member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.